Jamming Devices


Airborne Cigar
Airborne Grocer
American Mandrel
Aspidistra
Briar
Briar (R)
Carpet II
Carpet III
Carpet IV
Carpet sweeper
Corona
Dartboard
Dina II
Drumstick
Fidget
Grocer II
Ground Cigar
Ground Grocer
Ground Mandrel
Jostle II
Jostle III
Jostle IV
Mandrel I
Mandrel II
Mandrel III
Mandrel IV
Mandrel V
Meerschaum II
Moonschine
Piperack
Rayon
Shiver
Tinsel
Tuba
Window


Airborne Cigar

Use A jamming device to interfere with enemy RT channels in the 30-33 MHz, 38.3-42.5 MHz and 48-52 MHz wavebands. Range 50 miles.
RAF designation ARI 5558
Main items TR3549
R1624
T1360
Indicator 178
Remarks Developed by TRE

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Airborne Grocer

Use Jamming enemy radar FuG 202 and 212
RAF designation ?
Main items
Remarks Not used, may 1944

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American Mandrel

Use Jamming of enemy radar (Freya, Jagdschloss, Mammut & Wasserman)
RAF designation ARI 5626
US designation SCR 183
Main items BC 1237
RC 183
T 1661
Remarks T1661P - 63-103 Mhz
T1661Q - 92-113 Mhz
T1661R - 143-203 Mhz

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Aspidistra

Use Codename for transmitters in the Dartboard
RAF designation -
Main items
Remarks

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Briar

Use A ground transmitter operating in the 300-600 MHz band used to jam enemy Würzburg ground receivers.
RAF designation -
Main items
Remarks

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Briar (R)

Use A ground based device for triggering the airborne IFF set in the Egon system.
RAF designation ?
Main items
Remarks

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Carpet II

Use Airborne jammer of German Wurzburg ground radar 300-600 Megacycle band. Later American developments allowed a more precise use.

TR 1621

RAF designation ARI 5549
Main items TR 1621
Indicator 210
Aerial 315
Remarks Developed by TRE

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Carpet III

Use Device to spot jam enemy Wurzburg radar (475-585 Mhz Band) APR4

APR4

RAF designation ARI 5722
US designation AN/APT-2
Main items 3x Transmitter AN/APQ 9
1x Receiver AN/APR 4
4x Aerial AS-69/APT
Remarks Carpet III is the American development of Carpet II
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Carpet IV

Use
RAF designation ARI 5702
US designation AN/APT 5
Main items T 1942
Remarks
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Carpet Sweeper

Use Same as Carpet II
RAF designation -
Main items
Remarks
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Corona

Use British ground transmitter operating at 2.5-6 MHz based at Rugby and Leafield. Used to transmit confusing R/T signals over the German night fighter RT control frequencies
RAF designation
Main items Captured German Fug 10 Receivers
Remarks

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Dartboard

Use Ground-based interference from "ASPIDISTRA"of enemy RT and WT channels in the 300 kHz band
RAF designation -
Main items
Remarks

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Dina II

Use An American improvement of MANDREL IV airborne jamming device operating in the 95-210 MHz band. Also named PIPERACK when used to counter FuG 220 AI radar.
RAF designation
US designation AN/APT 1
Main items T21/APT 1
T28/APT 1
Remarks see piperack
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Drumstick

Use A measure device designed to disrupt enemy high frequency W/T control channels in the 3-6 MHz band.
RAF designation -
Main items
Remarks

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Fidget

Use A measure device designed to disrupt enemy night-fighter control channels in the medium and high frequency bands.
RAF designation -
Main items
Remarks

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Grocer II

Use A device designed to barrage jam the enemy's Wurzburg GCI and GL radar.
RAF designation ARI 5567
Main items T 1630
Remarks

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Ground Cigar

Use A measure device designed to disrupt enemy night fighter control channels in the 38-42 MHz band.
RAF designation FGRI 5633
Main items This device used 15 ground based transmitters in the U.K.
Remarks

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Ground Grocer

Use A measure device designed to jam enemy AI radar in the 480-500 MHz band.
RAF designation FGRI 5542
Main items R 1612
T 1613
Remarks

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Ground Mandrel

Use A measure device designed to jam enemy EW radar in the 65-160 MHz band.
RAF designation FGRI 5519
Main items TR 1431
Remarks in 1944 modified to 90-200 MHz

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Jostle II

Use Airborne jamming equipment to disrupt enemy RT VHF communications, especially in armoured formations.
RAF designation ARI 5154
Main items T 1360
Remarks

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Jostle III

Use
RAF designation ARI 5523
US designation
Main items T 1601
Remarks

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Jostle IV

Use A device designed to provide high power, frequency modulated, continuous wave jamming of enemy R/T transmissions.
RAF designation ARI 5289
Main items T 1524
Remarks

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Mandrel I

Use Airborne radar jamming device operating in the 85-135 MHz waveband to conter the Freya early warning system.
RAF designation ARI 5171
Main items T 1408
T 1661
Remarks test set TS 146

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Mandrel II

Use
RAF designation ARI 5625
Main items T 1656
Remarks

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Mandrel III

Use A device to spot jam enemy EW radar in the 148-196 MHz Band mandrel3-tr1657.jpg (15760 bytes)
RAF designation ARI 5672
Main items TR 1657
Remarks

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Mandrel IV

Use A device to spot jam enemy EW radar in the 148-200 MHz Band
RAF designation -
Main items
Remarks

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Mandrel V

Use
RAF designation ARI 5769
Main items
Remarks

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Meerschaum II

Use Modified Mandrel III designed to provide jamming in the 60-120 MHz band.
RAF designation ARI 5624
Main items TR 3603
Remarks ground FGRI 5618
airborne ARI 5624
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Moonshine

Use Radio jamming device used by RAF to deceive the Freya radar's by returning their own signal in an amplified form giving the impression of a larger force that in fact existed.
RAF designation ARI 5515
Main items TR 1427
Remarks Moonshine 50cm = ARI 5589
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Piperack

Use An American developed device designed to jam enemy radar's in the 95-210 MHz band.
RAF designation ARI 5699
Main items upto 6x AN/APT 1
T 1681
Remarks also known as Dina II

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Rayon

Use Ground-based interference of KNICKEBEIN in nightfighter control
RAF designation -
Main items
Remarks

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Shiver

Use An airborne transmitter used to jam Würzburg radar
RAF designation -
Main items Modified R 3003 (IFF)
Remarks IFF MK2

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Tinsel

Use RAF airborne jamming device used by wireless operators to transmit engine noise over the German night fighter control frequencies.
RAF designation ARI 5114
Main items T 1154
Microphone type 28
Remarks FGRI 5259 Ames FGRI 5114 in hut
TR 3137

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Tuba

Use a jamming device for Freya radar operating in the 70-200 MHz range
RAF designation -
Main items A 500
Remarks

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Window

Use Strips of silver paper dropped by British aircraft to confuse the German ground radar's.
RAF designation windows
US designation chaff
Main items strips of silver paper
Remarks
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